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In recent years, scientists have made a startling discovery: trees can communicate with each other. These researchers were astounded to find that they talk through underground networks so vast, they boggle the mind.<br><br>These networks are, in the words of Suzanne Simard, a u201cworld of infinite biological pathways that connect trees, and allow them to communicate, and allow the forest to behave as if it was a single organism.u201d<br><br>Suzanne was the first scientist to uncover the secrets of arboreal communication. From a young age, she was filled with awe by the magnificent life forms we know as trees. <br><br>When she was just starting out as a forest scientist, her colleagues had made an interesting discovery: that, in a laboratory setting, the roots of one pine seedling can transmit carbon to the roots of another seedling. There were also promising initial findings that even trees of different species could exchange information and resources with each other.
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How Trees Communicate With Each Other
Initial Experiments Suzanne had a difficult time getting research funding. But she was determined, and eventually got a little cash to conduct some basic research. Her initial experiment consisted of 80 trees, divided amongst three species—paper birch, Douglas fir, and Western red cedar.
The Mycorrhizal Network Suzanne proved that not only were the two species communicating with each other, but they were also cooperating. She knew that this could be a paradigm-busting, game- changing finding that would forever change how people saw trees!
Hub Trees The most important component in this vast interconnected communication network are the “hub trees”—these are the larger, maternal trees who nurture the young trees growing in the understory, where there’s little light.
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